The Tennessee Titans have agreed to a three-year, $105.8 million contract extension with star defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, including $100 million guaranteed—making him the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history.
Jeffery Simmons’ summer just got a lot heavier.
On Friday. June 19. the Tennessee Titans announced they had agreed to a three-year extension with the star defensive tackle—an agreement worth $105.8 million that includes $100 million guaranteed. The deal pushes Simmons to the top of the market, making him the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history.
For a Titans franchise in rebuilding mode, the timing has an edge. Simmons has become the face of the team during those years, turning into a defensive anchor that supporters point to when the future feels uncertain. The Titans are paying for that stability now.
Simmons, 28, is coming off a season that underlined how central he has become. He totaled 11 sacks, three forced fumbles and 21 quarterback hits. Those numbers helped earn him a first-team All-Pro selection—his first—along with four Pro Bowls overall.
The contract matters because it doesn’t just reward production. Simmons’ role has grown alongside the team’s effort to rebuild, and this extension locks in the player who has helped make that rebuilding feel more grounded.
Simmons and the Titans agreed to a three-year extension worth $105.8 million. The average annual value (AAV) is $35.26 million. The guaranteed money totals $100 million.
He was set to enter the penultimate year of a four-year, $94 million rookie extension he signed on April 7, 2023.
The arithmetic is hard to ignore: a three-year deal adding $105.8 million, with $100 million guaranteed, follows a prior four-year agreement worth $94 million—keeping the Titans’ cornerstone in place while signaling they plan to build their defense around him.
And for Simmons, it’s a significant payoff tied directly to his last season’s impact—11 sacks, three forced fumbles and 21 quarterback hits—now secured in a contract that makes him the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history.
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